A way to health, long life and happiness, or, A discourse of temperance and the particular nature of all things requisite for the life of man as all sorts of meats, drinks, air, exercise &c., with special directions how to use each of them to the best advantage of the body and mind : shewing from the true ground of nature whence most diseases proceed and how to prevent them : to which is added a treatise of most sorts of English herbs ... the whole treatise displaying the most hidden secrets of philosophy ... / communicated to the world for the general good by Thomas Tryon.

Title

A way to health, long life and happiness, or, A discourse of temperance and the particular nature of all things requisite for the life of man as all sorts of meats, drinks, air, exercise &c., with special directions how to use each of them to the best advantage of the body and mind : shewing from the true ground of nature whence most diseases proceed and how to prevent them : to which is added a treatise of most sorts of English herbs ... the whole treatise displaying the most hidden secrets of philosophy ... / communicated to the world for the general good by Thomas Tryon.

Author

Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.

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London :: Printed by H.C. for R. Baldwin ...,

1691.

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Toleration.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE READER.
• THE CONTENTS Of the Ensuing TREATISE.
• THE INTRODUCTION To the Whole TREATISE.
  • CHAPTER I.
    • Of the Bitter Quality.
    • Of the Sweet Quality.
    • Of the Sour Quality.
    • Of the Astringent or Saltish Quality.
    • Of the Cholerick Complexion.
    • Of the Phlegmatick Complexion.
    • Of the Sanguine Complexion.
    • Of the Melancholy Complexion.
  • CHAP. II.
  • CHAP. III.
    • Of Oxen and Cows, their Nature and Com∣plexion.
    • Of the Flesh of Oxen and Cows.
    • Of Sheep their Complexions and Nature, and of their Flesh.
    • Of LAMB.
    • Of the Flesh of Calves or Veal.
    • Of the Flesh of Swine, and their Nature and Complexion.
    • Of the Flesh of Fowls.
  • CHAP. IV.
    • Of Roasting of Flesh.
    • Of the Baking of Flesh
    • Of Stewing of Flesh.
    • Of Fryed Flesh.
    • Of Broyled Flesh.
  • CHAP. V.
  • CHAP. VI.
    • Of Rain-Water and its Nature.
    • Of River Water.
    • Of Spring or Fountain VVater.
    • Of Pump or Well-Water.
    • Of Ponds or Standing VVaters.
    • Of Ale, and its Nature and Operation, as also of Beer.
    • Of Small-Beer.
    • Of Tobacco.
    • Of Clothing, Bedding, &c.
    • Of particular Trades, and particularly of Seamen.
  • CHAP. VII.
    • Of Pease and Beans.
    • Of Herbs, Raw and Boyled.
    • Of Colworts, Cabbage and Colly flowers.
    • Of ROOTS.
    • Of Fish.
  • CHAP. VIII.
  • CHAP. IX.
  • CHAP. X.
  • CHAP. XI.
    • Of Food fit for Children, and the contrary: Also of Quantity and Quality.
    • Of the Quantity of Childrens Food.
  • CHAP. XII.
  • CHAP. XIII.
    • Of Fatness.
  • CHAP. XIV.
  • CHAP. XV.
    • The Complaint of the Cows and Oxen.
    • The Sheep's Complaint.
    • The Horses Complaint against their Masters.
  • CHAP. XVI.
    • A TABLE shewing the apt times to gather Herbs Astrologi∣cally, that is, when the Planets that govern them are dignified, and in friendly Aspects, being here calculated for Nineteen years.
      • Herbs under ♄ Saturn.
      • Herbs under ♃ Iupiter.
      • Herbs under ♂ Mars.
      • Herbs under ☉ Sol.
      • Herbs under ♀ Venus.
      • Herbs under ☿ Mercury.
      • Herbs under ☽ Luna.
        • The Explanation of the Tables.
  • CHAP. XVII.
  • CHAP. XVIII.
  • CHAP. XIX.
  • CHAP. XX.
  • CHAP. XXI.
    • What Sounds and Tones proceed from the four Elements respectively.
    • What Planet and Constellation governs each Instrument of Musick.
    • Of the Power and Virtue of Mental, Vocal, and Instru∣mental Harmony; that it can pacifie Wrath, and the contrary.
• title page
• A Dialogue between an East-Indian Brackman∣ny, or Heathen Philosopher, and a French Gentleman, &c.
• To shew that the recommending Abstinence from Flesh, is no new Upstart Conceit, I shall here add those notable Verses of the ingenious Poet Ovid, written above 1600 Years ago, in his Metamor∣phosis, as I find them translated by Sandys, where he brings in the famous Philosopher Py∣thagoras (from whom the Indian Bannians derive their Doctrine) thus discoursing.